Portable golf club rack



Nov, S, 19 49 J. C HEILBRONN PORTABLE GOLF CLUB RACK Filed March 14, 1947 INVENTOR ;J. HEILBRONN ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 8, 1949 IT!) STATE PORTABLE GOLF CLUB RACK John O. Heilbronn, Arcata, Calif.

Application March 14, 1947, Serial No. 734,685

1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to the game of golf and particularly to a portable golf club rack.

The main object of this invention is to provide a convenient means for transporting and holding golf clubs and balls.

The second object is to produce a device of the class described at a minimum cost and weight, and at the same time to expose the clubs to the full view of the player, in order to facilitate the selection of the desired club and removal thereof from the rack.

The third object is to construct a rack of the class described in which the clubs, while being transported, are in a state of balance, and when not being transported rest firmly upon the ground in an upright position.

I accomplish these and other objects in a manner set forth in the following specifications as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a plan.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the ball container.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation taken from the side opposite Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a section taken along line l'l in Fig. 2.

Similar numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a pair of ground engaging wheels l mounted on an axle l I, to which are secured the forked frame members l2, whose lower ends [3 are adapted to rest upon the ground l4 when the members l2 are in an upright position. The members l2 converge to a ferrule l which terminates into the end handle It provided with a rubber hand grip l1. Supported on the ends I3 is a tray l8 having a dividing partition IS on each side of which the tray bottom 20 slopes downwardly toward the outer rim 2| whose portion 22 extends around the front of the carrier. Between the dividing partition I9 and the outer rim 2| are the dividing walls 23 which form a plurality of pockets 24, in which may rest the head 25 of the golf club 26 whose upper end 21 is held between the spring holder 28, which is mounted in the arm 29 directly above and parallel to the dividing partition 19.

Underneath the arm 29 is disposed a tubular ball holder 30 whose end 31 is closed and end 32 is open. On the underside of the end 32 is formed a spring ball retaining finger 33, While the side 34 is provided with a cutout portion 35 2 through which the ball 36 may be moved by means of the finger of the player.

From the foregoing it will be seen that all of the clubs 23 are in full view at all times and the desired club may be easily selected and removed or replaced without any difliculty.

In some cases it will be desirable to provide a chain or cable 31 which may be attached to the tubular ball holder 30 in the opening 38 and passed around all of the clubs and secured in a desired manner for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized removal thereof.

It will be understood that the handle It may be made removable for the purpose of turning to degrees in between the golf handles 39 in order to reduce the space required in transportation and decrease the chance of having the handle IS injured by projecting from the main body of the rack during storage or transportation.

I am, of course, aware that numerous forms of portable golf club racks have been constructed in the past. I, therefore, do not claim such devices broadly but I do intend to cover such forms and modifications thereof as fall fairly within the appended claim.

I claim:

A portable golf club rack consisting of an elongated tray having a high central partition along the length thereof, and having an outwardly sloping bottom on each side of said partition, dividing walls on said bottoms dividing said tray into two rows of pockets, a forked frame having a pair of ends normal to the frame extending under the length of said tray, a pair of wheels supporting said frame, an axle for said wheels disposed over one end of said tray and secured to said frame, the walls of said pockets having the end nearest the partition also nearest said axle and an arm secured to the upper end of said frame parallel to and directly above said partition, said arm having spring holders for club shafts secured thereto, each of said pockets serving to hold the head of a club whose shaft is held by said holder.

JOHN C. HEILBRONN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,432,037 Russell Oct. 17, 1922 1,621,329 Malone Mar. 15, 1927 2,024,484 Smith Dec. 17, 1935 2,262,298 Procter Nov. 11, 1941 2,367,234 Mitchell Jan. 16, 1945 2,411,965 Hartung Dec. 3, 1946 2,415,392 Morehouse Feb. 4, 1947 

